... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2000 January 9 . Galaxy Dwingeloo 1 Emerges . ... But if you look closely at the center of the above photograph , you will see a whole spiral galaxy behind the field of stars. ... In fact, all the individually discernible stars in the above photograph are in our Galaxy . ... About APOD > . ... NASA Technical Rep.: ...